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‘Stricken and depressing’: What Sheffielders think of the declining high street

by Eleanor Jones | May 5, 2023 | Community

Since the start of the decade, Sheffield has lost at least 17.8% of its high street shops. As you walk around the heart of the city, you will be faced with a depressing array of to-let signs, or empty shops. Sheffield City Council are aiming to regenerate the Steel...

Everything you need to know about saving your local hedgehogs

by Eleanor Jones | Mar 17, 2023 | Charity, Environment, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

Sheffield College has won a national award for having a hedgehog friendly campus. The college has been taking part in the ‘Hedgehog Friendly Campus Initiative,’ run by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society.      Abby Bruce, an academic...

Mayor of South Yorkshire opens LGBTQ+ charity’s new building

by Eleanor Jones | Feb 17, 2023 | Charity, Community, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

Oliver Coppard, the South Yorkshire Mayor, has officially opened a new building for LGBTQ+ charity SAYiT on Division Street in Sheffield. Speaking at the opening event on Friday, Mr Coppard said: “I’m here to show my support, as fundamentally I want South...

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